UK GDP figures out this morning

[WTFH]

Northern Ireland figures should be good - plenty of cross border trade and an extra £1.5bn in the coffers.

[The_Equalizer]

Northern Ireland figures should be good - plenty of cross border trade and an extra £1.5bn in the coffers.

And tourism up massively in NI too:

Plummeting pound sees surge in visitors from Republic - Belfast Telegraph

[northernladyuk]

And tourism up massively in NI too:

Plummeting pound sees surge in visitors from Republic - Belfast Telegraph

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[Jog On]

And tourism up massively in NI too:

Plummeting pound sees surge in visitors from Republic - Belfast Telegraph

There is a reason that when central banks intervene in FX markets it's almost always to weaken their currency not strengthen it. Just ask the BOJ and SNB

[The_Equalizer]

There is a reason that when central banks intervene in FX markets it's almost always to weaken their currency not strengthen it. Just ask the BOJ and SNB

As someone recently said to me "every f**ker is devaluing".

[northernladyuk]

There is a reason that when central banks intervene in FX markets it's almost always to weaken their currency not strengthen it. Just ask the BOJ and SNB

Think how much of the national debt could have been paid off by not having Brexit but opening up the printing presses instead to reach these ideal sterling levels.

[The_Equalizer]

Think how much of the national debt could have been paid off by not having Brexit but opening up the printing presses instead to reach these ideal sterling levels.

That's what inflation is for. That, and still having our own currency. And just to think if Tony Blair had got his way and forced us into the Euro all this would all be academic, we'd have have already hit the rocks.

[northernladyuk]

Why is the UK the slowest growing economy in the EU? Surely the weak pound should be helping GDP?

[Mordac]

Spain seems to be growing nicely.

Spain’s economy grew by 0.9% in the second quarter compared to the first, new figures have confirmed.

0.9% of fairly close to fook all is still fairly close to fook all....

[WTFH]

0.9% of fairly close to fook all is still fairly close to fook all....

Or, to put it another way, it's 3x the UK growth.